Thursday, January 11, 2018
'Darkest Hour'
I read a half dozen reviews right now, and you can check Google yourself if you wish. Here's the New York Times' rather harsh take, "Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting)," and Kenneth Turan's, at the Los Angeles Times, "Gary Oldman's bulldog performance as Winston Churchill lifts Joe Wright's overwrought directing in 'Darkest Hour'."
I definitely recommend it. Indeed, a day of great movie-watching would be to watch this one right after "Dunkirk." I love the populist moral clarity here, which is what A.O. Scott at NYT attacks. Indeed, I mostly go to the flicks for exactly this heroic patriotic fare.
Today's Deals
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BONUS: Ernest Hemingway, Islands in the Stream.
Arctic Doomsday Bunker
At the Daily Mirror U.K.:
Arctic doomsday bunker holds the keys to human survival against warshttps://t.co/ynZmyd0fWe pic.twitter.com/8VKXA8ulPJ
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 8, 2018
Kendall Jenner for Harper's Bazaar
.@KendallJenner opens up about pushing boundaries and what inspires her in an interview with @Caradelevingne for our February issue: https://t.co/TSwbhlvIq1 pic.twitter.com/5tzGM4u1vr
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) January 11, 2018
"I like people who push the limits of what's expected." —@KendallJenner https://t.co/ll18cV90oi
— Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) January 11, 2018
Sensational Rosie Huntington-Whiteley After Giving Birth
She's married to Jason Statham, the lucky dawg, lol.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looks sensational as she shows off her post-baby body in bikinis on a photoshoot in the Bahamas https://t.co/OugCsl8FDl
— Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) January 11, 2018
Also, at Taxi Driver, "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Breast Exposed on a Photo Shoot."
Madison Beer Flashes Perky Underboob
And at Hawt Celebs, "Madison Beer for Nude Magazine – April 2017."
BONUS: At Egotastic!, ".@MadisonBeer = Boobtastic."
Laura Ingraham Warns Trump: You Promised a Border Wall, Not an 'Opaque Electric Fence' (VIDEO)
In any case, here's Ms. Laura, from her show last night:
'New Rose'
So yesterday I had KLOS 95.5 on while doodling around town, and a little before I came home I listened to Guns & Roses' "New Rose," which is a cover of The Damned's original hit punk rock single "New Rose" which came out in England in 1976, when I was in 10th grade.
So, yes, KLOS does have a bit more diverse daytime programming that The Sound used to have. In fact, it turns out that Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones has a daily two-hour show on the station, from Noon to 2:00pm, called Jonesy's Jukebox, which is hilarious because he literally does "whatever he wants."
So, change is good, as they say.
Here's Guns & Roses:
Victoria
The Kinks
12:33
New Rose
Guns N' Roses
12:25 PM
Miss You
The Rolling Stones
11:57 AM
Urgent
Foreigner
11:52 AM
Learn to Fly
Foo Fighters
11:49 AM
All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
11:44 AM
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
11:38 AM
RLRP_SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (BONO)
U2
11:33 AM
You Give Love a Bad Name
Bon Jovi
11:29 AM
Man In the Box
Alice In Chains
11:25 AM
Hangman Jury
Aerosmith
11:10 AM
Changes
David Bowie
11:06 AM
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Def Leppard
'No, You Move...'
#JamesDamore you are a hero for being brave enough to dare to have a "wrong" opinion/thought, and openly sharing it. I salute you. pic.twitter.com/jEIwZHStnL
— Danacuss (@DAWoodPangaea) August 8, 2017
Winston Churchill's Brevity
Winston Churchill's note to his cabinet on brevity. pic.twitter.com/YVWdbMgzGo
— Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) November 30, 2016
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Montecito Cellphone Emergency Alerts Didn't Go Out Until After Mudslides Began
I just had to post a screen-cap of the mudslides: Man, that's up to the rooftops.
From the article:
It's unclear how many people would have heeded an emergency evacuation order had it been issued earlier in Montecito. Numerous residents said they knew about the mudslide risk from warnings but decided to stay in their homes anyway. Some said that after fleeing from fire in December, they doubted the rains would pose much of a risk.
David Cradduck, 66, was one of many people in his Montecito neighborhood who stayed.
"I think all of us have learned our lessons on this one. We were all bad children and ignored the warning," he said.
After the fires, some said they had disaster fatigue.
The #MeToo Movement Has Become a War on Men
Here's Heather Mac Donald's take on the #MeToo moment, at City Journal, "Too Close for Comfort":
The #MeToo movement may have begun as a justified backlash against grotesque predatory behavior and its institutional support, but, predictably, it soon evolved into a war on men and a moral panic over the male libido. Sexual harassment has become an infinitely expandable concept to take down difficult leaders, but history has been made by driven males; they created casualties aplenty but left the rest of us with art, intellectual advances, and the exploration of the unknown. The #MeToo movement will result in a new wave of quotas for females and the marginalization of men. No amount of political and social reengineering, however, will solve the problem of taming and integrating Eros in a world that denies male-female differences.RTWT.
That phrase "moral panic" keeps cropping up. I think it's going to stick.
Toni Garrn on the Beach
At London's Daily Mail, "Sending temperatures soaring! Toni Garrn goes completely TOPLESS as she catches rays during sun-soaked getaway to Hawaii."
And at Taxi Driver, "Toni Garrn Topless on the Beach."
Favorite beach on the island 🥥 #Kauai pic.twitter.com/W7GN3G62ua
— Toni Garrn (@ToniGarrn) January 5, 2018
Danielle Gersh's Storm Watch Forecast
And that's to say nothing of L.A. County, which is currently under all kinds of emergency mudslide warnings as well.
Here's the lovely Ms. Danielle with today's forecast, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Many Montecito Residents Ignored Warnings, Stayed in Their Homes Until It Was Too Late (VIDEO)
Previously, "101 Freeway in Montecito Buried Under Tons of Mud and Debris."
And more, at LAT, "Many in Montecito ignored mudslide warnings — until it was too late."
Many in Montecito ignored mudslide warnings — until it was too late https://t.co/jP52LjXU8c
— Andrea Castillo (@andreamcastillo) January 10, 2018
And at KSBY Santa Barbara News 6:
101 Freeway in Montecito Buried Under Tons of Mud and Debris
At the Los Angeles Times, "101 Freeway, buried under tons of mud and debris, remains closed."
The 101 Freeway, buried under tons of mud and debris, remains closed https://t.co/J3QNKaIBD7 pic.twitter.com/muRdrIhDOW
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 10, 2018
Ralph Peters on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis and Diplomatic Negotiations (VIDEO)
(I love that spread collar, his tie and knot, and the soft-shoulders on his suit. Nice color coordination as well. Very sharp indeed.)
With Sandra Smith on Fox News:
Wave of Republican Congressional Retirements in California
Not now.
Too much has happened, and with this wave of GOP retirements in Congress, Democrats have got to be fired up for massive gains in the November elections. This is more than tsunami territory, as far as I can see. This is going to be an earthquake with world shattering implications. Worlds are colliding!
Roll Call called it in September, "House Retirement Tide Is Coming."
Ed Royce of Buena Park announced he was retiring on Monday. And now today we have the news of Darrell Issa's retirement. These two aren't noobs. They're powerful GOP congressional veterans. Plus, Royce has a huge war chest of over $3 million in the bank, and Issa's independently wealthy --- so campaign finance isn't the issue. It's two things: (1) Donald Trump's iconoclastic presidency has shaken up American politics and many Republicans will be the target of ire as surrogates for all kinds of voter disenchantment with politics, and (2) California's formerly solid Republican majority in Orange County is history. Both Royce and Issa are running in districts that Hillary Clinton won, and while Royce won reelection in 2016 with 57 percent of the vote, Issa won just 50.3 percent and is considered the most vulnerable Republican in Congress.
California's a one-party Democrat state. It's a basket-case state, for that matter. Conservatives talking about a right-wing or populist rebellion in the once-Golden State are deluding themselves. Cast off the dead weight and fight battles elsewhere. As noted many times, I'd move out of state if I could right now, but I've got at least 10 more years at my job. I'll be thinking about greener, more conservative/libertarian pastures over the next few years, and then we'll see...
In any case, at the Los Angeles Times, "Rep. Darrell Issa to retire."
And more at Roll Call, "Darrell Issa Retiring, Opening Up Competitive House Seat."
More at Memorandum.
The Truth Behind Female Orgasam
I don't know?
Maybe Maxim's hurting for traffic, because some of the stuff they post over there is truly bizarre. If it get clicks I guess it's a go?
See, "SCIENTISTS AND PORN STARS REVEAL THE TRUTH BEHIND FEMALE EJACULATION: What does it mean when she squirts?"